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Collection Summary
Title
Rodgers Family Collection
Date
1770s to 1970s
Extent
2 Folders
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1187-RFC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; Finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019
Name of Creator
Betty (Rodgers) Hill
Biographical History
Betty Rodgers was born on January 24, 1917 in West Plains, Missouri to Rea S Rodgers and Jennie
Brown. The Rodgers family came from Ohio. Her great grandfather, Sanderson H. Rodgers, fought in the
Civil War with the 102nd Illinois Infantry. The family settled in Cass County, Missouri and lived for a
while in Syracuse, Kansas where Betty’s grandfather, Robert Rodgers, served as the postmaster. Later
the family moved to Howell County, Missouri where the family had a farm.
Scope and Content
This collection contains genealogical charts and research relating to the Rodgers and allied families.
Many of the items are photocopies of correspondence, photos, vital records, and other genealogical
research. One original photo taken inside the post office at Syracuse, Kansas shows Robert and Rea
Rodgers soring mail. The family lived in Ohio, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Folder 1, Genealogical charts and forms
Folder 2, Genealogical research
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated anonymously to one of the branches of Mid-Continent Public Library.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Information contained within the Rodgers Family Collection.
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